MLB Pennant Race (PlayStation)

Sony's new Playstation-exclusive MLB Pennant Race is an excellent baseball sim that offers more options than any of its console competitors. And while it makes a hard-fought bid for the title, it falls just short of nabbing the elusive championship ring.

Pennant Race offers players a choice between an "arcade" mode that allows players to pitch like Bugs Bunny, or "sim" mode, where those pesky physics take hold. At last, gamers themselves can decide if they want to adhere to the laws of physics in our universe, or just get down and funky with curve balls that do a loop-the-loop on the way to the plate. Regardless of which mode a player chooses, the problems begin with the first pitch. In terms of gameplay, players will notice that errors are all too common and, adding insult to injury, the scorekeeper seems to miss every other one.